Adjectives By: Dinzei Maureen Marris

 Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe nouns and pronouns.

Types of Adjectives 

1. Qualitative Adjectives: This adjective tells you something about the quality of someone or something. E.g

a. He has bought a new car.

b. She is a rich woman.

2. Qualifying Adjectives: This type of adjective tells us the amount of a thing. E.g.

a. I have had enough food.

b. I ate some loaves of bread.

3. Adjectives of Colour: This type of adjective tells us the colour of a thing. They include: green, blue, yellow, brown, etc. E.g.

a. She is wearing a bright yellow dress.

b. He is holding a green and white flag.

4.Adjective of Number: This type of adjective tells us exactly the number of persons or things

E.g

a. I saw only two people.

b. She is the first person to arrive.

5. Emphatic Adjectives: This type of adjective is used to emphasis feelings about something.

E.g:

a. He is a total stranger.

b. She made a serious mistake.

6. Interrogative Adjectives: This type of adjective is used to ask questions about the noun or pronoun. E.g:

a. Which car would you like to buy?

b. What is the name of your school?

7. Demonstrative Adjectives: These adjectives are used to demonstrate nouns in sentences.

E.g: 

a. That woman is elegant.

b. These children are peaceful.

8. Possessive Adjectives: These adjectives is used to show that something belongs to someone. E.g:

a. These are are my students.

b. Nigerians obey their leaders.

Evaluation:

Give two examples of the following types of adjectives:

1. Possessive Adjectives
2. Emphatic Adjectives
3. Demonstrative Adjectives
4. Interrogative Adjectives
5. Number Adjectives
6. Colour Adjectives

Answer

1. my, our
2. serious, pure
3. that, those
4. where, which
5. thirty, five
6. red, green